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Check your institution's research output
Check your institution's profile and see how its research output compares to other institutions globally, domestically, in its sector and in different subject areas. Filter the research output tables by region, country/territory, sector and subject area to identify other institutions to best benchmark against.
Compare institution performance
On the compare institutions page, add up to nine other institutions to compare your institutions research output against over the past 5 years. You can view overall research output as well as the research output in each subject area. Download the data from the tables in CSV format.
Check collaboration between institutions
On the institution profile page, jump to the Collaboration section to see domestic and international collaboration relationships. The collaborations are determined by the total Share of the two institutions on papers published together.
Read Nature Index articles catered specifically to research managers
- How research managers are using AI to get ahead
- AI could be an opportunity for research managers
- US project seeks standard way to communicate research retractions
- US agency launches experiments to find innovative ways to fund research
Listen to the Working Scientist, the Nature Careers podcast.
Working Scientist is a regular free audio show featuring advice and information from global industry experts with a strong focus on supporting early career researchers working in academia and other sectors.
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Promote your institution’s performance in the Nature Index with a free badge. Badges can be customized to highlight your institution’s performance in the annual and supplement tables, and across the various categories (e.g. region/country, sector and subject). Badges can be used online and in print, terms and conditions apply.
Nature Strategy Reports
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The reports created for you by our subject matter experts combine compelling insights with Nature’s trust and authority. Get an in-depth analysis of your and your peers’ research performance, including breakdown of relative strengths and weaknesses. All of which is crafted using data and tools from across Nature Research Intelligence, covering all major disciplines and all regions of the world.
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